Crime
Simon School
Simon professor emeritus resigns title after tax fraud plea
Horsky resigned his title Monday after the Department of Justice announced last Friday that he had paid a $100-million penalty and pleaded guilty to conspiracy for avoiding taxes through Swiss bank accounts.
Campus
Gun talks still alive
Students, faculty, and staff sparred over evidence for and against arming Public Safety officers at the Medical Center.
Guns
Security Commission recommends arming select DPS officers
University President Joel Seligman stressed in a Thursday email to all students, faculty, and staff that no decision would be made without community input.
Public Safety
Police scuba team searches Genesee after report of falling person
Police did not confirm whether anyone or anything had been found.
Guns
Commission makes preliminary recommendation for limited guns at Med Center
A University commission has made a preliminary recommendation to arm a handful of Public Safety officers at the Medical Center, though it will neither be considered nor publicized by UR until the fall semester.
Crime
Tutoring flyers distributed in supposed scam
On Jan. 26, DPS staff investigated a possible scam involving flyers for “High Quality Tutoring” being passed around in two classrooms.
Kidnapping
Two more suspects arraigned in kidnapping case
Jesus Castro-Ubiles and Ruth Lora are newly charged with ties to the kidnapping.
Kidnapping
New patrol unit follows kidnapping
Formed after the recent kidnapping, the new unit will focus on giving DPS a visible and accessible presence on campus.
Kidnapping
Indictment released in kidnapping case, sexual assault alleged
Six suspects arrested in the Dec. 5 kidnapping of two UR seniors have been charged with a litany of crimes—including predatory sexual assault.